Bill Nelson

Congressman Alan Grayson is smart and courageous. He has the rare ability to inspire citizens to act. And he is on the right side of many important issues. But he is also loud, obnoxious and generally off-putting. He is so frequently so over-the-top hyperbolic in his grandstanding and name-calling that he is often wrong on the facts. And he has personal baggage — and now serious ethics questions to boot. Basically, he is his own worst enemy. Which is why his campaign for the U.S. Senate will probably hurt Democrats — and possibly lead to his downfall. Frankly, the guy should get up every morning and thank his lucky stars (and scheming Republican legislators) that he...

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